Select committee: Scottish Affairs Committee

The Referendum on Separation for Scotland inquiry

Closed Opened 12 Oct 2011 Closed 13 Oct 2014

Scottish Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

This inquiry relates to the referendum on separation for Scotland that took place on 18 September 2014. The first part of the inquiry focused on the processes and mechanics by which the referendum will be organised and conducted. The second part of the inquiry focuses on key issues in the debate on the future of Scotland.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 12 October 2011.

The committee has published 14 reports, most recently 3rd Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubt–no currency union on 21 July 2014.

The government's response to each report

3rd Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubt–no currency union

No government response is linked to this report.

1st Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Implications for Pensions and Benefits

No government response is linked to this report.

12th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Scotland's Membership of the EU

No government response is linked to this report.

All 14 reports and their responses

Reports

All reports

Evidence

11 oral evidence sessionsLatest 14 August 2014

All evidence

Recent activity

Oral evidence session14 August 2014, Oral evidence
Oral evidence session5 August 2014, Oral evidence
3rd Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubt–no currency union21 July 2014, Report published

Recommendations and conclusions 0 shown

Report

No recommendations or conclusions are indexed for this inquiry yet.

Reports

14 reports

3rd Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubt–no currency union

HC No.: HC 499
Published: 21 Jul 2014
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

1st Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Implications for Pensions and Benefits

HC No.: HC 498
Published: 7 Jul 2014
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

12th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Scotland's Membership of the EU

HC No.: HC 1241
Published: 27 May 2014
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

7th Report - The Referendum On Separation For Scotland: The Impact On Higher Education, Research And Tuition Fees

HC No.: HC 1144
Published: 16 Mar 2014
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

3rd Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: A Defence Force for Scotland–A Conspiracy of Optimism?

HC No.: HC 842
Published: 23 Nov 2013
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

2nd Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The Need for Truth (Report, together with formal minutes)

HC No.: HC 828
Published: 15 Nov 2013
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

8th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: How would Separation affect jobs in the Scottish defence industry? (Report, together with formal minutes)

HC No.: HC 957
Published: 8 Apr 2013
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

7th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Separation shuts shipyards

HC No.: HC 892
Published: 20 Jan 2013
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

6th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The proposed section 30 Order—Can a player also be the referee?

HC No.: HC 863
Published: 11 Jan 2013
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

4th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Terminating Trident—Days or Decades? (Report, together with formal minutes)

HC No.: HC 676
Published: 25 Oct 2012
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

3rd Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: a multi-option question? (Report, together with formal minutes)

HC No.: HC 543
Published: 13 Aug 2012
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

2nd report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: making the process legal (Report, together with Formal Minutes.)

HC No.: HC 542
Published: 7 Aug 2012
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

8th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Do you agree this is a biased question? (Report, together with formal minutes)

HC No.: HC 1942
Published: 8 May 2012
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

6th Report - The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Unanswered Questions

HC No.: HC 1806
Published: 15 Feb 2012
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

Oral evidence sessions

11 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
14 Aug 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
5 Aug 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
8 Jul 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
2 Jul 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
18 Jun 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
14 May 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
7 May 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
6 May 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
29 Apr 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
9 Apr 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
8 Apr 2014	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
11 Jun 2014	To committee	Letter from Secretary of State for Scotland regarding the referendum